Milton Model mechanics: the question form lowers resistance while the request lands. Noticing how often your own "can you…" is really "please…" is a small lesson in the politeness architecture of English.
Conversational Postulate
A question-form request — "Can you close the window?" — processed as a polite command rather than a literal query about ability.
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ShriViral Manek, Institute of NLP India · reviewed 30 Sept 2026